Robert Bobby Merritt, 51, was found dead in his Camden, Arkansas, home just before midnight on December 24, 2016. Responding authorities determined he had sustained two gunshot wounds. He was born May 31, 1965, in Camden.

Also at the residence when police arrived was Billy Smith, who lived at the same address. Smith was taken into custody in the early hours of Christmas morning and was charged with second-degree murder in connection with Merritt’s death. A graveside service for Merritt was held January 2, 2017, at Lakeside Cemetery in Camden. He was survived by two daughters, Brittany Merritt and Tiffany Merritt, his mother Elizabeth Ann Merritt, a brother, and a sister; he was preceded in death by his father Thomas Edward Merritt.

Are there readers who knew Robert Bobby Merritt or who have information about what happened that night?